Released Feb. 21, 2008
MANHATTAN, Kan. - The totals aren´t like those one would see for Texas or California, but the number of Kansas cotton producers has grown in recent years, a Kansas State University agronomist said.
The crop has performed well for many farmers in the southern part of the state, thanks to its drought-tolerant ways, said Scott Staggenborg, K-State Research and Extension cropping systems specialist.
Cotton-variety field test results for Kansas have been expanding, too, he said.
Producers interested in finding which cotton varieties might work well for their farm can now access the latest test data at their county or district Extension office. Or, they can check the university´s "2007 Cotton Performance Test Results" on the Web at http://kscroptests.agron.ksu.edu/. (Scroll down to "Latest Results" and then "Cotton.")
The publication includes the results from testing both irrigated and dryland cotton. It graphs information about the plots´ growing conditions and details each harvest´s lint yield and lint quality, including micronaire, fiber length, uniformity, strength and color. The field trial locations were in Reno, Pratt and Stevens counties.
"Plots were planted in Labette County, too, but they did not survive the flooding that occurred in that part of the state last year," said K-State Research and Extension agronomist Stu Duncan.
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